Cigarette holder



May 29, 1928.

F. H. FLYNN CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Oct. 14, 1926 a am M 1m IH! l mz umum wv mmm VVgironi@oowooo Patented May 29, 19.28.

UNITED- STATES TRANI H. ILYNN, QF CONWAY, NORTH DAKOTA.

CIGARETTE HOLDER.

Appummn aieaoczober 14, me. semi no. 141,e1s.

This invention relates to smokers? appliances and more particularly to acigarette holder.

One object of the invention is to provide a cigarette holder in which acigarette may be held and conveniently smoked without danger of burninga table top or cover if placed thereon.

Another object of the invention is to prevent ashes from dropping from aburning cigarette.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder including areceptacle or casing adapted to enclose a cigarette and being formedwith draft openings and with a slot through which the cigarette may belighted.

Another object of the invention is to so connect the receptacle orcigarette enclosing body with the mouthpiece of the holder that it maybe firmly attached thereto but readily removed when necessary.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure1 is a bottom plan view of the cigarette holder;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the holder with acigarette carried thereby;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the body or casing, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. l.

The mouthpiece 1 resembles a cigarette holder of a conventionalconstruction and is formed with a longitudinally extending bore 2 havingits forward end portion enlarged to' provide a cup 3 into which one endof a cigarette 4 is to be fitted in the usual manner. The forward endportion of the mouthpiece is reduced externally to form a tapered shank5 and an anuularly extending shoulder 6 at its inner end. It -will thusbe seen that, when a cigarette is fitted into the cup 3, the mouthpiecemay be placed in the mouth and the cigarette lighted and smoked in theusual manner.

In order to enclose the cigarette Vand prevent ashes from dropping upona floor and prevent danger of a table top or cover being burned if acigarette and holder are placed thereon, there has been provided atubular casing 7 which may be formed of any suitable material and isopen at its ends. One side portion of theI casing is flattened, as shownat 8, and this flattened portion is formed with a slot 9 extendingsubstantially the full length of the casing. Perforations 10 which arespaced yfrom each other longitudinally and circumferentially of thecasmg are forni'ed therein so that air may freely enter the casing toprovide proper combustion when the cigarette is smoked. Since the casingis slotted, a match may be held above it and the llame drawn inwardly tolight the cigarette without it being necessary to remove the casing fromthe mouthpiece. 'lhe bore of the casing is of an even diameterthroughout the greater portion of its length but its rear end portion isflared slightly so that the shank 5 of the mouthpiece may be tightlwedged therein. A cap 11 having an annu arly extending flange 12 1sfitted upon the forward end of the casing to close and reinforce thesame and a band 1 3 is fitted tightly about the rear end portion of thecasing to prevent it from being .cracked when the shank of themouthpiece 1s wedged into' it. rl`he sleeve 13 and flange of the cap maybe plain or ornamented in any. desired manner. In the presentillustration, they have been shown formed with beads 14 and 15 which notonly serve to ornament them but also permitthem to be easily applied orremoved when necessary. Flattened portions 16 and 17 are formed upon thecap and sleeve to prevent the holder from rolling when placed upon atable top or other flat surface.

When the cigarette holderis in'use, the casing or receptacle 7 isremoved from the mouthpiece and a cigarette fitted into the cup 3. Thecasing is replaced and by holding a match abovethe flattened portion 8the llame may be drawn into the case through the slot 9 and thecigarette lighted in the usual manner. Ashes will be retained in thecasing and burning or scorching of a cover or the top of a table orother piece of furniture will be prevented. After the cigarette has beencompletely smoked, the casing may be removed and accumulated ashesemptied from it either through its open rear end or by removing the cap11. The burnt cigarette will be removed from the holder and a new oneinserted. I have thus provided a cigarette holder which will preventdamage to furniture and also prevent oors from being soiled by ashes. Italso makes it unnecessary to have an ash tray close to a person smokinga cigarette.

While' it is stated that the holder is for cigarettes, it will beunderstood that it may be formed of sufficient size to hold cigars.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1: A cigarette holder comprising a tubular receptacle formed witlralighting opening and draft openings, a removable cap provided with anannular wall fitted upon the front end of said receptacle, a .collarfitted upon the rear end of said receptacle, said collar and the Wall ofsaid cap having alined fiattened portions serving to prevent the holderfrom rolling when placed upon a fiat surface and also permitting the capto be firmly gripped and easily removed, and a mouthpiece removablyfitted into the rear portion of said receptacle and formed with alongitudinally extending bore enlarged at its forward end to form asocket to receive one end of a cigarette disposed longitudinally in thereceptacle.

2. A cigarette holder comprising a tubular receptacle of an evendiameter throughout its length and formed with a lon itudinallyextending slot and perforated or the major portion of its length andcircumference, a removable cap provided with an annular wall fitted u onthe front end of said receptacle and havlng a flattened portioma collarfitted upon the rear end o said rece tacle and having a fiattenedportion almed with the flattened portion of said cap, and a mouthpiecehaving a tapered forward'end portion wedged into the rear end rtion ofsaid receptacle, said mouthpiece eing formed with a longitudinallyextending bore having its forward end portion enlarged to provide asocket to receive one end v of a cigarette disposed longitudinally inthe receptacle.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

FRANK H. FLYN N. [11.5.]

